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Spent 4 hours chasing a no start on a Civic, and the answer was staring right at me the whole time
Had a 2003 Civic towed in last Tuesday, cranked fine but would not fire, so I figured it was a fuel issue. I checked the pump, the relay, the filter, everything read good on the gauge. Pulled plugs, they were wet, so I had spark and fuel and still nothing. Spent an hour on grounds, another on the crank sensor, tested the coil twice just to be sure. Around hour four I finally looked at the intake tube I had popped off at the start to get to the throttle body, and there was a rag I shoved in there so nothing would fall in. Pulled it out, hit the key, fired right up. Four hours of my life gone over a shop rag I forgot about ten minutes into the job. So what is the dumbest thing you have chased for way too long before it finally slapped you in the face?
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theac6327d ago
Blocked exhaust will do it every time. Had a guy bring in a mower once, wouldn't start, spent an hour on the carb. Mud dauber nest packed in the muffler the whole time. Bugs and rags, man.
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